European Central Bank
Investment
Central bank notes it is on a 'decarbonisation pathway' thanks to ongoing emissions reduction of portfolio companies and new green investment policy
28 March 2023
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2 min read
Investment
European Central Bank has urged banks to step up their climate risk assessments, after major benchmarking exercise reveals sector is poorly prepared for escalating impacts
24 November 2021
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6 min read
Taxation
At G20 meeting in Venice, finance ministers conclude that climate pricing is among raft of tools that can be deployed to tackle climate change
12 July 2021
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6 min read
Policy
Lawyers allege European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme undermines the EU’s emission reduction commitments because it favours high emitting companies
13 April 2021
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3 min read
Risk
Despite growing focus on risk disclosure and green investing, few central banks have taken concrete actions to cut off support for fossil fuels, Positive Money claims
30 March 2021
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3 min read
Investment
Research led by LSE and SOAS academics argues central banks hold significant sway over the wider financial system's ability to reach net zero
15 March 2021
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3 min read
Investment
High street banks such as Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered are facing growing pressure from activists, shareholders and potentially regulators over their links to to coal and potential stranded asset risk
02 March 2020
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7 min read
Investment
Chair of the International Monetary Fund promises to embed climate considerations into central bank thinking
05 September 2019
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3 min read
Investment
New research suggests corporate bond purchases by central banks may be inadvertently backing carbon-intensive sectors
30 May 2017
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7 min read
